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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.SMG · chemicals | |
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| Grade |  D/Eon the D/E boundary of 331 graded peers; percentile 77.6, sampling error 2.7 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 244 of 331 |
| Profitability | B/Cpercentile 38.1 |
| Solvency | Dpercentile 71.2 |
| Growth and financing | Dpercentile 76.2 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.7B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 12 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Nov 25, 2025318 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $50.462026-10-08; market equity $2.9B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Nov 25, 2025; the document on sec.gov.
— Regulatory Considerations — Regulatory Matters” of this Form 10-K, we are involved in several pending environmental and regulatory matters. We believe that our assessment of contingencies is reasonable and that the related accruals, in the aggregate, are adequate; however, there can be no assurance that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. On June 6, 2024, a purported shareholder filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case No.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 38.1 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 38.1% | [1,3] | 21.3% | 12.8 | 359 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Return on invested capital | 13.5% | [4-12] | 9.5% | 31.7 | 124 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Accruals ratio | (8.1%) | [1,13-15] | (4.2%) | 28.3 | 400 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 4.6 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 2.2 pts | 79.7 | 301 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 71.2 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 1.59 | [1,4,8,24-27] | 3.41 | 64.3 | 301 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.91x | [4,7,9,28] | 1.88x | 85.2 | 150 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Interest coverage | 2.78x | [4,29] | 4.16x | 54.0 | 88 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | [24-25] | 2.20x | 81.3 | 423 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 76.2 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (4.5%) | [2,17,19,21] | 1.2% | 74.5 | 350 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 12.6% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | 2.2% | [4-6,24-25,28,30-32] | 24.3% | 62.7 | 170 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Asset growth, three years | (13.9%) | [1,15,33-34] | 2.9% | 91.6 | 369 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 1.0% | [35-36] | 0.0% | 75.9 | 321 | 2025-11-21 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.251; sampling error 2.7 percentile points on 331 peers.
Among 331 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | Orion S.A. (OEC) Orion S.A. (OEC) Dfourth fifth; percentile 76.1 NYSE · Miscellaneous Chemical Products market equity $329.0M; last close $5.81 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 76.1 | D | |
| 240 | Eastman Kodak Co. (KODK) Eastman Kodak Co. (KODK) Dfourth fifth; percentile 76.4 NYSE · Photographic Equipment & Supplies market equity $938.9M; last close $9.58 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 11 of 14 inputs | 76.4 | D | fortress balance sheet |
| 241 | Brunswick Corp. (BC) Brunswick Corp. (BC) Dfourth fifth; percentile 77.0 NYSE · Engines & Turbines last close $62.39 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 77.0 | D | |
| 242 | Brunswick Corp. (BC-PC) Brunswick Corp. (BC-PC) Dfourth fifth; percentile 77.0 NYSE · Engines & Turbines No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 77.0 | D | |
| 243 | Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 77.6 NYSE · Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) market equity $12.7B; last close $167.68 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 77.6 | D/E | |
| 244 | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 77.6 NYSE · Agricultural Chemicals market equity $2.9B; last close $50.46 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 77.6 | D/E | |
| 245 | Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) Mativ Holdings, Inc. (MATV) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.0 NYSE · Paper Mills market equity $654.6M; last close $11.89 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 78.0 | D/E | |
| 246 | Otis Worldwide Corp. (OTIS) Otis Worldwide Corp. (OTIS) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.3 NYSE · Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) market equity $25.2B; last close $66.11 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 78.3 | D/E | |
| 247 | Westlake Corp. (WLK) Westlake Corp. (WLK) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.5 NYSE · Industrial Organic Chemicals market equity $8.0B; last close $62.30 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 78.5 | D/E | |
| 248 | Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.7 NYSE · Metal Cans market equity $3.8B; last close $35.80 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 78.7 | D/E | |
| 249 | Mercer International Inc. (MERC) Mercer International Inc. (MERC) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 79.1 Nasdaq · Pulp Mills market equity $16.5M; last close $0.25 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 79.1 | D/E |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | D | 72.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | D/E | 77.6 | 331 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | D | 77.1 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | D | 77.0 | 331 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 331 graded peers, about 66 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 9.7% | 13.8% | 45 | hotter than 45 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (31.4%) | (24.2%) | 36 | closer to its high than 36 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 7.2% | 3.9% | 78 | pricier than 22 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.3% | 3.2% | 87 | pricier than 13 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | (0.07) | 0.39 | 2 | pricier than 98 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.16 | 0.57 | 73 | pricier than 27 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (16.6%) | (9.9%) | 29 | more equity-funded than 29 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.08) | (0.02) | 42 | ahead of 42 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.9B; EBIT $358.6M; free cash flow $273.9M; book equity -$208.7M; sales $3.4B; debt $2.1B; cash $27.7M[37].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9, period end 2025-09-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 5.1% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $371.3M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | 6.1 pts | ✓ pass[13,15,33,38] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $226.1M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 3.8 pts | ✗ fail[1,15,33,39-40] |
| Current ratio improved | (3.5 pts) | ✗ fail[24-25,31-32] |
| No new shares issued | 1.0% | ✗ fail[35-36] |
| Gross margin improved | 6.7 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | 14.8 pts | ✓ pass[2,15,17,33] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $27.7M[41] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $369.3M[14,41-45] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 65 |
| 10-Q received Aug 5, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $56.0M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 318 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.7B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $3.4B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.0B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $358.6M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $221.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $76.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $2.1B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | -$357.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $36.6M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $2.2B | 2024-09-30 | 2024-11-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | -$390.6M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $71.6M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $145.2M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $371.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.9B | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $850.5M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $3.6B | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $657.3M | 2023-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $3.6B | 2023-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $872.9M | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $3.9B | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.5B | 2021-09-30 | 2023-11-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $4.9B | 2021-09-30 | 2023-11-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $940.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $739.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $294.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $3.1B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:Depreciation | $62.7M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $128.8M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $97.4M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $980.4M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $750.3M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.4B | 2023-09-30 | 2024-11-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.3B | 2022-09-30 | 2023-11-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 57,995,369 | 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 57,406,064 | 2024-11-18 | 2024-11-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 58,220,274 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$34.9M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $2.0B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $2.2B | 2024-09-30 | 2025-11-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $27.7M | 2026-06-27 | 2026-08-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $195.2M | 2026-06-27 | 2026-08-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$150.4M | 2026-03-28 | 2026-05-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$370.4M | 2025-12-27 | 2026-02-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $197.2M | 2025-06-28 | 2026-08-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 77.6 is 2.4 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.7 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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